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What to see at this year’s MIFF

Words by Anders Furze

Culture

‘Scorsese’ a blockbuster making an exhibition of itself

Review by Anders Furze

Culture

Batman v Superman tries so hard to be gritty it forgets to be good

Review by Anders Furze

Culture

The year in cinema, and the best of holiday films

Review by Anders Furze

Culture

The magic of movies meets the law of diminishing returns

Words by Anders Furze

Culture

The illusion that is Magic Magic

Review by Anders Furze

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MIFF 2015: diary of a film festival Take Two

Words by Anders Furze

Culture

MIFF 2015: diary of a film festival

Words by Anders Furze

Culture

Self/Less is less than the sum parts of itself

Review by Anders Furze

Culture

Little big Ant-Man a relative marvel in comic blockbuster season

Review by Anders Furze

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All about Amy: unflinching portrait of a star in need of a friend

Review by Anders Furze

Culture

San Andreas is a disaster movie full of fault lines

Review by Anders Furze

Culture

Mad Max mach 4 full of sound and fury

Review by Anders Furze

Culture

Bridging stage and screen, Miller’s play viewed from a new perspective

Review by Anders Furze

Culture

Divining new meaning in Australia’s sense of identity, Russell Crowe takes on the legend of Gallipoli

Words and pictures by Andy Hazel

Culture

‘Girls on Film’ co-founder mulls thoughts of feminist follow-up

Words by Matthew Wade

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THE CITIZEN is a publication of the Centre for Advancing Journalism. It has several aims. Foremost, it is a teaching tool that showcases the work of the students in the University of Melbourne’s Master of Journalism and Master of International Journalism programs, giving them real-world experience in working for publication and to deadline. Find out more →

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